News
Several academics at Imperial have been regnoised for their services towards their fields in the 2025 New Year Honours list. Professor Robert J Wilkinson (Department of Infectious Diseases) received an OBE for services to infectious disease research. Professor Wilkinson’s research has focused on tuberculosis, particularly with regards to HIV-1
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Imperial College has decided on the final rent increases for the next three academic years, despite the Union holding the position that such increases “are too high”. Following weeks of negotiation with Officer Trustees last November, the College has finalised an increase of 8.7%, 7.9%, and 7.6%
Environment
The Heidelberg Agreement on Environmental sustainability in Research Funding was published in October. The multi-stakeholder agreement was created by participants from nine European countries and endorsed by UK Research & Innovation (UKRI), among other funding organisations. The agreement sets out how funders can lead on sustainability. Research funding is a
Opinion
So that the events of January 7, 2015 never cease to be shameful.
Sport
We asked Imperial’s 1st and 2nd XV rugby teams how their respective season’s were going ahead of the 11th GW of the season. 1st XV Team Captain – Luke Butland The 1st XV’s season so far has been remarkable. So far, we are undefeated in the league, having
Sport
Last term we went to several competitions, from Reading to Plymouth. We also hosted a joint event with UCL and our alumni. Our training sessions were sometimes cancelled due to strong wind (or lack of it) but we filled our time with theory sessions. Hopefully we’ll get more time
Film & TV
What's the worst that could happen if a sentient humanoid falls for a married man? A lot, says director SK Dale
Societies
Imperials’ Societies FemTech and NeuroTech reunite once again to host Emilie Faure; the founder of Juniver, the app to help overcome ED.
Societies
Felix spoke with Ali Ellabban, Vice President of Campaigns, to review the societies’ Charity Week.
News
Union President Camille Boutrolle has appealed to students to “make some noise” and to lobby “personal tutors”, “halls wardens”, and “teachers” against proposed rent increases for student halls in a blog post on IC Union’s website. Both Boutrolle and Deputy President (Welfare) Nico Henry have been lobbying Imperial College
News
Analysis shared with Felix has revealed that Imperial College has a student per library seat ratio of 15.6, the second highest demand within the Russell Group. Imperial students are also more likely to visit the library to study compared to other Russell Group students. Universities of a similar calibre
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Westminster Council is holding a consultation on changes to rent licenses until January 2025. The consultation is on proposals introducing a selected licensing scheme for landlords to improve the quality of housing available within the areas of borough. The Council is proposing creating checks for landlords to ensure they are